Title :
IGBT driver chipset for high power applications
Author :
Herzer, R. ; Pawel, S. ; Lehmann, J.
Author_Institution :
Semikron Elektron. GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
Abstract :
Power electronics systems in the 600 V to 1700 V range are commonly used in motor drive, power supply and power conversion applications. An integrated chipset is presented for application in IGBT high power systems. It has flexible controller ICs on the primary side and strong driver ICs on the secondary side. The whole system is arranged so that pulse transformers provide physical potential separation and the voltage is scalable between 600 V and 1700 V at currents from 20 A up to 3000 A. The option to use opto-couplers and fiber optics instead of pulse transformers extends the chipset´s applicability.
Keywords :
driver circuits; insulated gate bipolar transistors; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit packaging; microcontrollers; motor drives; optical fibre couplers; opto-isolators; power convertors; power integrated circuits; power supply circuits; pulse transformers; 20 to 3000 A; 600 to 1700 V; IGBT high power systems; fiber optics; integrated chipset; microcontrollers; motor drive applications; opto-couplers; output power; physical potential separation pulse transformers; power conversion applications; power electronics systems; power supply applications; primary side flexible controller IC; scalable current range; scalable voltage range; secondary side driver IC; Driver circuits; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Motor drives; Optical fibers; Power conversion; Power electronics; Power supplies; Pulse power systems; Pulse transformers; Voltage transformers;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 2002. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7318-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.2002.1016196
